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Cancel an A2A task

POST
/a2a/tasks/{id}/cancel
curl --request POST \
--url https://a2a.infiniteaudience.ai/a2a/tasks/example/cancel \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Request cancellation of a submitted or in-progress task. Requires ‘purchase’ scope.

id
required
string

Task cancelled.

Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required

The task ID that was cancelled.

string
status
required
string
Allowed values: cancelled
Example
{
"status": "cancelled"
}

Missing or invalid Bearer token. Obtain one via POST /v1/auth/token. When a token was supplied but rejected, code distinguishes TOKEN_EXPIRED (the token’s lifetime has passed — request a new one via POST /v1/auth/token and retry) from TOKEN_INVALID (malformed or revoked — re-authenticate).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

Stable machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_STATUS_TRANSITION, BILLING_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE). Always present.

string
message

Human-readable explanation of the error.

string
code

Alternate machine-readable code — present on some endpoints as an alias for error for backward compatibility.

string
request_id

Opaque support/debug identifier when available.

string
key
additional properties
any
Examples
{
"error": "Unauthorized: Missing or invalid Authorization header"
}

Token is valid but lacks the required scope for this endpoint. Check the endpoint description for the required scope (discovery, purchase, or account).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

Stable machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_STATUS_TRANSITION, BILLING_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE). Always present.

string
message

Human-readable explanation of the error.

string
code

Alternate machine-readable code — present on some endpoints as an alias for error for backward compatibility.

string
request_id

Opaque support/debug identifier when available.

string
key
additional properties
any
Examples
Examplemissing_scope
{
"error": "SCOPE_REQUIRED",
"message": "This endpoint requires the purchase scope."
}

Resource not found or not accessible to the calling org.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

Stable machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_STATUS_TRANSITION, BILLING_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE). Always present.

string
message

Human-readable explanation of the error.

string
code

Alternate machine-readable code — present on some endpoints as an alias for error for backward compatibility.

string
request_id

Opaque support/debug identifier when available.

string
key
additional properties
any
Examples
Examplenot_found
{
"error": "Audience not found"
}

Task already in terminal state (completed/failed/cancelled).